Botswana

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 5,127.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1993 - Jun 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) -5.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 1.238 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1994 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 7,712.303 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 2,276.814 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 44.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,633.341 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 31.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 23.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 1,366.926 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 19,433.948 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%) 23.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 23,714.829 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 9,225.460 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 3.957 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 77.932 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Production Last Frequency Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 2,524,800.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Gold Production (kg) 331.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 42.955 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 397.000 2006 yearly 1999 - 2006
MPI: Diamonds (2013=100) 70.900 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Mining Production Index (MPI) (2013=100) 71.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Industrial Production: Annual: Diamonds (Carat th) 24,479.000 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Industrial Production: Annual: Coal (Tonne) 2,460,868.000 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -48.449 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 388.590 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 129.415 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 234.248 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 101.797 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 2.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 68.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Employed Persons (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Unemployment Rate (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Monthly Earnings (USD) 519 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2022
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 7.48 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 2.953 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 yearly -
Employment: Wholesale & Retail Trade (Person) 63,712.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Average Monthly Earnings (BWP) 6,299.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2021
Average Monthly Earnings: Water & Electricity (BWP) 20,945.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Average Monthly Earnings: Mining & Quarrying (BWP) 22,283.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Average Monthly Earnings: Financial Intermediaries (BWP) 19,635.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
BW: Population: Female (Person) 1,243,275.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
BW: Population: Male (Person) 1,321,662.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 1,050 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -87.1 2019 yearly 2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 0.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 1,050.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 1,112.824 2003 yearly 1994 - 2003
Household Income per Capita (USD) 1,564.722 2003 yearly 1994 - 2003
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 3.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1975 - Oct 2025
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 5.529 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Producer Price Index Growth (%) -16.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 4.500 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -143.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 388.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 111.340 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,602.753 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,208.451 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 531.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -13.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,410.185 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,726.353 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2.824 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.473 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.552 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 43.908 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,117.662 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,809.583 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,927.245 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 6.977 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 769.478 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,728.307 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.135 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 45.254 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 57.776 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 409.338 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 125.648 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 973.495 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,344.988 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 713.013 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,849.469 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,231.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 387.818 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 572.853 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,322.829 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,747.075 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.212 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 34.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.194 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.922 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,576.441 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,861.639 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 17.335 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,321.545 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,314.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,828.932 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.50 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.92 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,489.729 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,498.633 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 107,239.032 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 87,127.487 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,861.566 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,767.832 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 19.7 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 7.190 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/BWP) 13.327 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Policy Rate (% pa) 3.75 Apr 2022 monthly Aug 1976 - Apr 2022
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 10.06 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 11.53 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Real Effective Exchange Rate (Dec2018=100) 95.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 201 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2025
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 217 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) -69.5 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (19Jun1989=100) 10,705.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 20.5 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 4,296.371 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn) 54,125.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%) 7.600 May 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2024
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn) 49.499 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn) 8,496.478 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 391.686 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 89,785.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 4,440,310.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 3.620 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 179.027 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 18,162.693 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,132.430 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Television (USD th) 2,474.338 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 177,998.761 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 72,270.427 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Television (USD th) 23,414.607 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
BW: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn) 0.000 2020 yearly 1982 - 2020
BW: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person) 254,439.000 2019 yearly 1979 - 2019

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